Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Developedformallogic(syllogism)FoundedtheLyceumschoolDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedTheAcademyin AthensStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatSaw thesoul asimmortalIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)ProposedtheTheory ofForms“Knowthyself”Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Focused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Developedformallogic(syllogism)FoundedtheLyceumschoolDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedTheAcademyin AthensStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatSaw thesoul asimmortalIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)ProposedtheTheory ofForms“Knowthyself”

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. B-Valued the study of nature and classification
  2. O-Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  3. O-Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  4. O-Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  5. I-Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  6. I-Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  7. I-Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  8. O-Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  9. N-Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  10. B-Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  11. B-Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  12. G-Called humans “rational animals”
  13. G-Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  14. B-Founded the Lyceum school
  15. N-Did not write books; ideas known through students
  16. O-Founded The Academy in Athens
  17. N-Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  18. G-Saw the soul as immortal
  19. N-Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  20. G-Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  21. I-Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  22. I-Valued reason over the senses
  23. G-Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  24. N-Proposed the Theory of Forms
  25. B-“Know thyself”